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Speakers at this Event

Mr. Takehiro Kawahara

Aviation Specialist

Bloomberg

Mr. Takehiro Kawahara

Aviation Specialist

Bloomberg

AGENDA SESSION

Panel Discussion: Roles of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) to Decarbonize Aviation in East Asia

Day 2 [Tue 14, May], at 10:55 AM

Outlook on Sustainable Aviation Fuel: With a Focus on Asia

Day 2 [Tue 14, May], at 10:35 AM

PROFILE

Takehiro joined BloombergNEF in December 2012. After engaging in research for Japan’s renewable energy sector and frontier power sector (distributed energy for unreliable and off-grid areas in emerging countries), he joined the Commercial Transport Team that covers commercial vehicles, aviation and shipping sectors in April 2021. The team launched research on aviation decarbonization, and Takehiro wrote insight reports on airline decarbonization strategies, investment in low-carbon aviation technology startups, and electric aircraft.

Prior to BloombergNEF, Takehiro worked for the Japan Science and Technology Agency. He completed a master’s degree in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science at Lund University in Sweden, and a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at Tohoku University in Japan.